Tag: video
How to catch a beating…
I know Boston is packed with people from all over the world. It’s an attribute that makes the city as great as it is, and it’s largely due to our education institutions. But this doesn’t come without it’s drawbacks as well. You tend to find …
Do you know Joe Donovan?
A 17 year old kid throws a single punch in an altercation in which an MIT student gets stabbed to death. Does that 17 year old kid deserve a life sentence even though he was not the one who stabbed the student? Is he still sitting in jail because of a series of governors that have been unwilling to take what they consider a political risk assessed after the Willie Horton case?
I think 20 years in prison is more than enough time for Joe Donovan to serve for throwing a punch. The family of the victim agrees. We have career criminals walking the street because of Annie Dookhan falsifying evidence in potentially 34000 cases….and yet this kid is left to rot.
It’s time for Deval Patrick to grow a set and pardon Joe Donovan!
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Marty and Gabriel…
Those of you that have been reading my stories over the past couple of years know that I am a big fan of the sweet science. Boxing teaches so many life lessons yet it’s value is often underpinned by those who regard it as a …
The Jason Aldean effect…
For whatever reason, ladies love Jason Aldean. Maybe it’s the mixing of rap and country. Maybe it’s the crooked nose, hoop earrings and the deer tattoo. Either way…Fenway was crawling with Jason’s adoring does over the weekend. And wherever there’s a bunch of drunk females …
Campbell is a Dot Rat…
He showed grit, he may have saved us a goal, he didn’t leave his teammates and as it turns out his leg was broken in the process. Greg Campbell’s display of courage last night exemplifies what it means to be a hockey player, a Bruin, a Bostonian and ultimately a Dot Rat. It’s no secret that when our players (in any sport) show this type of toughness it only endears them to us….the fans. Bostonians love to see people master adversity, we embrace the fighting spirit and have done so since we invented America.
Yeah…I just said that – Testosterone and Caffeine my friends.
Whether it’s Curt Schilling’s bloody sock in the 2004 World Series or Marvin Hagler’s 3rd round against Tommy Hearns in “The War”, we have given these athletes legendary status here in Boston….Greg Campbell should be no exception.
If any of our readers actually have the means to get in touch with Greg Campbell….I would love to give him a Dot Rat shirt!
Next Gen Navy…
I knew the military was in transition….but it’s truly amazing how fast it happens. Check out the first successful launch of an unmanned X-47B aboard the USS George H.W. Bush today. This signals a new chapter in our Navy’s history. Bravo to the amazingly brilliant …
Have you met Captain Southie?
Recovery is a process, and Captain Southie is right in the mix. I get the impression he’s living at the Gavin House at the moment. Anyway I’m psyched he’s keeping a video journal of his process. This guy lets it fly, and I appreciate that. …
Menino and Mom…
So here I am, sitting at City Hospital (or Boston Medical Center for you youngins) in a wing of the hospital named for the Capo di tutti capi,(The Boss of all Bosses) Mayor Tom Menino. It’s surgery day for my mother, she’s finally having her …